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BARMM’s education aid benefits close to 34,000 indigent students

/ 09:29 PM August 24, 2022

Close to 34,000 indigent students assisted by BARMM’s education aid

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ILIGAN CITY—Close to 34,000 indigent students have benefited from the educational assistance program of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

According to a statement from the BARMM’s Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD), the beneficiaries are those from kindergarten up to college and have totaled 33,891 as of Monday, Aug. 22.

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Called the “Angat Bangsamoro: Kabataan Tungo sa Karunungan” (ABaKa), the program is implemented by MSSD and targets those from indigent families.

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It has been ongoing since 2020, funded through the regular budget of the BARMM.

A family can have up to two members availing of the assistance. Those who are enrolled in the 4Ps program are not eligible for aid under ABaKa.

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In 2020 and 2021, MSSD gave one-time annual aid of P1,000 for those in kindergarten and elementary, P1,500 for junior and senior high school, and P10,000 for technical-vocational and college.

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In 2022, the amount was increased to P2,000 for kindergarten and elementary and P3,000 for junior and senior high school.

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Applications to the program can be lodged with the MSSD municipal field offices, which personnel also evaluate the prospective beneficiaries using a point system.

MSSD personnel will look into the families’ financial status and needs regarding sending children to school, vulnerability, and academic performance of the student applying for the subsidy.

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The program gives priority to those who come from vulnerable and low-income families, working students, enrollees in state-run schools, enrollees in private schools on a tuition scholarship due to financial inability, members of a household affected by armed conflict, and calamity, and those deported into the country.

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